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F. A.VOIGT.

STREBT POUNDER OR HAMMER.

N0. 295,213. Patented Mar. 18 1884.

UNIT@ED STATES PATENT FFlCIEL F. AUGUST VOIGT, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

STREET POUNDER ORRAMMER.

SPECIFIG'ATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 295,213, dated March 18, 1884.

Application filed December 31, 1883. (N0 modcl) T0 aZZ wiwm it mag concern:

Be 1't known (hat I, F. AUGUST V01GT, of the eity of St. Louis, in the Sl3fl8 of Missouri, have invented a cerain new and useful1mprovement in Sbreet-Pounders, 0f which the following is a full, elear, and exact de'script.ion, refereneebeing had a0 the aecompany- 1ng drawing, forming part 0f this specificati0n.

The drawing is a pers'peetive view of he tool.

A is t-he shanlc 01' stem 0f tl1e machine; B, the head, and 0 the cross-bar er handle. The shank and the mein part 0f the head are made of wronght-iron, the head being faced with steel at B, the steel being welded on. The sha nk l1'as at lshe 11pper part two dia1netric holes t0 receive a cross-bar er handle, C, by whieh the pounder Es operated. '1he purpose 0f provlding two holes for Ehe handle is 130 al-' low.the aecon1modation of the Same t0 persons of various l1eights, so as 130 inerease t-he effieieney of the workman and avoid putting hirn t0 dist-ress 01 subjeebing hin1 t0 strain.

The pounder is made 0f suffieient weight t0 deliver a blow 0f tl1e requisite force by gravit-y alone withoui: requiring any downward pressure 0f alle workman upon t-l1e handle.

view 0f the workmen.

The 0001, it Will be seen, is very compaet, being made ent-irely 0f metal, exeept tl1e handles, and these may be made of metal, 1300, er 0f wood. Hitherto pounders f0r streets have, as far as Ikn0w,been made of wood, and have necessarily been eumbrous, obstrueting the- Anobher and 1nor seri0us objeetion 120 1he wooden ra1nn1er 01' pounder is that the faee wears unevenly, so that smooth and even wer]: eannoh loe done. The steel face retains its ferne, and thns ehe faee is 01 ren1ain5 pe1pendinlar t0 the stem after long use.

I have shown a capaclty f0r adjustment of the handle Ct0 two elevations; buo de not 0011- f111e myself t0 two, as three 01 more may be provided f01 by making an additional number 0f the diametric holes in the sbem f01 the handle. I have shown the t001 with tw0 handles, t0 illustrate the preterred relative posi ti0n 0f tl1e holes f0r the handles. In use but 0ne handle would be inserted.

As a modifieanion, the body may be 0f east ir011 with a chilled faee; laut the described 0011- struction is believed t0 be mueh bebt-er.

I elaim as my invention 1. A street ran'nner er pounder having an 11 011 bodyand steel er ehilled faee und erosshandle C, for the purpose sei: forth.

2. A street rammer er pounder having an iron b0dy, A B, a slzeel er chilledfaee, B, and adj ustable handle G, substantially as Set: forth.

SAML. KNIGHT, GEO. H. KNIGHT. 

